Long-term survival with diffuse interstitial pulmonary amyloidosis

A 51 year old man presenting with amyloidosis involving the lungs, the testes, the skin and the stomach has been followed for eight years. Serial pulmonary function tests revealed slowly progressive physiologic deterioration. The various clinical features and the lengths of survival in the previousl...

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Published inThe American journal of medicine Vol. 67; no. 5; pp. 879 - 882
Main Authors Kanada, Daniel J., Sharma, Om P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.1979
Subjects
Amyloidosis - diagnosis
Humans
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Skin Diseases - diagnosis
Stomach Diseases - diagnosis
Testicular Diseases - diagnosis
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Summary:A 51 year old man presenting with amyloidosis involving the lungs, the testes, the skin and the stomach has been followed for eight years. Serial pulmonary function tests revealed slowly progressive physiologic deterioration. The various clinical features and the lengths of survival in the previously reported cases of diffuse interstitial pulmonary amyloidosis are reviewed. The unusually long survival of this patient and its implications are discussed.
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ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/0002-9343(79)90748-4